Flight restrictions, road closures, planned protests and other information about President Donald Trump's trip to New York City and New Jersey.
Donald Trump is making his first visit to New Jersey as president, arriving Thursday night at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster and leaving Sunday. Here is what we know so far about the logistics.
Where is Trump going?
President Donald Trump is scheduled to start his trip Thursday evening in New York City, where he will meet with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at about 7:15 p.m. and commemorate the 75th anniversary of an important World War II naval battle. The two leaders are scheduled to attend a dinner aboard the USS Intrepid, a decommissioned aircraft carrier that fought in World War II and is now a floating museum on the Hudson River on the west side of Manhattan.
This marks Trump's first visit to his home city of New York, and his first trip to New Jersey, since he went to Washington in January to be sworn in as president. In November 2016, when he was the president-elect, Trump and his transition team spent a weekend in Bedminster while trying to fill key roles in his administration.
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When will Trump arrive in New Jersey?
Trump is scheduled to arrive at John F. Kennedy International Airport at about 6 p.m., according to the New York Times, then spend several hours in Manhattan before traveling to Bedminster sometime after 9 p.m. He is expected to stay at his golf club in Somerset County from Friday to Sunday, according to a report by by the Palm Beach Post.
Will any flight restrictions be in place?
Yes. There will be a temporary flight restriction in a 30-mile area of airspace in the Morristown and Bedminster region from Friday to Sunday, according to a notice posted by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Which airports are affected?
Regularly scheduled commercial flights out of Newark Liberty International Airport are unaffected by the flight restriction, as are flights from airports in Morristown and Teterboro, according to the FAA notice. However, from Thursday evening through Sunday evening, two local airports within a 10-mile range of Trump National Golf Club -- Somerset Airport and Central Jersey Airport -- will be effectively shut down. The FAA said flights can take off from or land at any of the smaller airports within a 30-mile ring, but smaller aeronautical activities such as hang-gliding, crop-dusting, sky-diving, or flight school practice of take-offs and landing are banned.
Will any roads be closed?
Bedminster police say they are not planning to close any public roads during the president's visit. "However, there may be temporary closures at any time," according to township Police Chief Karl Rock. If any long-term road closures are needed, the information will be announced through the Nixle alert system.
Will the golf club be closed?
The Trump National Golf Club is a private club, open to members only. Club officials have not yet said whether the facility will be off-limits to its members during Trump's visit.
Are any protests planned?
The New Jersey Working Families Alliance and other organizations, including Action Together, CWA, the Sierra Club and We the People 7, are planning to hold protests in Bedminster this weekend. They have announced plans to put up protest banners on overpasses along Interstate 78 on Thursday and said they would lead a motorcade along Lamington Road on Saturday, with anti-Trump signs.
Where can protesters or spectators gather?
Police said there are no safe areas along the road near Trump National Golf Club for the public to congregate, but the public is allowed to gather at the corner of Route 206 and Lamington Road, behind the Clarence Dillon Public Library in Bedminster. Parking is available on the library side of Clucas Brook Road.
NJ Advance Media staff writers Kathleen O'Brien, Craig Turpin and Dave Hutchinson, and the Associated Press, contributed to this report. Len Melisurgo may be reached at LMelisurgo@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @LensReality or like him on Facebook. Find NJ.com on Facebook.